This carrier bearing failure will lead to drive shaft failure and the loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Corrective Summary

Dealers will inspect, replace, and/or retorque the carrier bearing bolts as necessary. owner notification began may 27, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

Notes

Fleetwood recall no. 30505.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration

Investigations

NHTSA ID

Manufacturer

Date open

Date close

Subject

Recall campaign

EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

PE06005

FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

01/20/2006

05/02/2006

INADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENT

This investigation was opened based on odi's receipt of a congressional letter on behalf of a constituent.the constituent reported incidents where the slide out room of his motor home would inadvertently move (extend) during highway use.odi was concerned that a fully extended slide out would degrade the vehicle's dynamic handling characteristics and/or possibly impact an object or another vehicle, resulting in a crash.odi contacted fleetwood and discovered that slide out rooms were installed in motor homes, travel trailers and folding trailers. as part of the investigation odi visited a rv show and the fleetwood paxinos plant to examine slide outs in various new make and model vehicles and gain an understanding of how the systems work.during the investigation odi learned that there are two methods used to extend slide out rooms.some manufacturers use hydraulic systems and others, such as fleetwood, use an electric motor. (continued on page 2)